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Presidential hopeful leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi greets his supporters outside the election commission office in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Hamdeen Sabahi has his hand print scanned as he registers his candidacy for president at an election office in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)
Egypt: Sabahi formally joins Sisi as presidential candidate
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s presidential race took a step forward on Saturday as Nasserite presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi officially submitted his candidacy to the Presidential Elections Commission, making him the second candidate on the ballot for the...Caption:
Egyptians walk under a giant billboard supporting Egypt’s former defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in central Cairo, on April 14, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Sisi officially registers as presidential candidate
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi formerly declared his candidacy for the presidency on Monday, ending months of speculation about when he would finally register for the poll. Egypt’s presidential elections law requires potential...Caption:
An Egyptian looks at t-shirts with photos of former Egyptian Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, for sale in Cairo, Egypt, 30 March 2014. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI)
Egypt sets presidential vote for May 26 and 27
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s presidential election will be held in late May, the electoral commission announced on Sunday, finally setting dates for the crucial vote widely expected to be won by the country’s former military chief who ousted an elected president last...Caption:
A tourist buys a poster of Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is also pictured on a shirt, at a vendor in Tahrir square in Cairo February 22, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)